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the u.s. was bound up was bound with that group. there was race and class that was attracted to the united states and american money as well who wanted to invest in and then the sweatshops that didn't want any minimum wh wage raised for what it had been on a while. >> host: we are talking with randall robinson, the author of five nonfiction books. the in 1998, "defending the spirit: a black life in america." "the debt: what america owes to and ks", the year 2000. in 2002, "the reckoning: what blacks owe to each other." "quitting america: the departure of a black man from his native land", that came out in 2004.ve in his most recent nonfiction book came out in 2007."an "an unbroken agony: haiti, from revolution to the kidnapping of any president". randall robinson is also the t author of this new novel, "makeda", which is a story. >> guest: yes, a grandmother that has had previous lives who relates to>> her grandson wantsr be a writer. be wshe wants them to feel that great pride and possibility. she wants them to know that they time
the u.s. was bound up was bound with that group. there was race and class that was attracted to the united states and american money as well who wanted to invest in and then the sweatshops that didn't want any minimum wh wage raised for what it had been on a while. >> host: we are talking with randall robinson, the author of five nonfiction books. the in 1998, "defending the spirit: a black life in america." "the debt: what america owes to and ks", the year 2000. in...
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your second question was -- >> host: u.s. role in the killing of moammar gadhafi. >> guest: well, i think that was unfortunate. that -- i never believed or never wanted to send the u.s. military in to south africa to write wrongs. i thought that would have been a mistake there, and i thought it was a mistake in libya. i don't think that's a way to build democracy. and anytime you create the downfall of either a tyrant or a democrat through undemocratic military means, you find the restoration of order and tranquility a very difficult thing to accomplish. and so the problems follow you in those cases. now, we may stop covering these things, but that doesn't mean that they're not very difficult and troubling consequences that follow on the heels of these kinds of enterprises. i think that was a mistake to do what we did in libya. and the way he was executed and the thought that we might bear some responsibility for that was more than unfortunate. >> host: and, finally, the political situation in ghana. >> guest: well, kwame was
your second question was -- >> host: u.s. role in the killing of moammar gadhafi. >> guest: well, i think that was unfortunate. that -- i never believed or never wanted to send the u.s. military in to south africa to write wrongs. i thought that would have been a mistake there, and i thought it was a mistake in libya. i don't think that's a way to build democracy. and anytime you create the downfall of either a tyrant or a democrat through undemocratic military means, you find the...
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your second question was -- >> host: u.s. role in the killing of moammar gadhafi. >> guest: well, i think that was unfortunate. that -- i never believed or never wanted to send the u.s. military in to south africa to write wrongs. i thought that would have been a mistake there, and i thought it was a mistake in libya. i don't think that's a way to build democracy. and anytime you create the downfall of either a tyrant or a democrat through undemocratic military means, you find the restoration of order and tranquility a very difficult thing to accomplish. and so the problems follow you in those cases. now, we may stop covering these things, but that doesn't mean that they're not very difficult and troubling consequences that follow on the heels of these kinds of enterprises. i think that was a mistake to do what we did in libya. and the way he was executed and the thought that we might bear some responsibility for that was more than unfortunate. >> host: and, finally, the political situation in ghana. >> guest: well, kwame was
your second question was -- >> host: u.s. role in the killing of moammar gadhafi. >> guest: well, i think that was unfortunate. that -- i never believed or never wanted to send the u.s. military in to south africa to write wrongs. i thought that would have been a mistake there, and i thought it was a mistake in libya. i don't think that's a way to build democracy. and anytime you create the downfall of either a tyrant or a democrat through undemocratic military means, you find the...
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your response to president obama saying that the u.s. troops will be out next year, although the pentagon says it could be another 10 years? >> president obama is a hawkish president. the pentagon has said that the troops will be in afghanistan until 2024 and beyond. in the 21st century military that the president and pentagon want to create, it unnecessarily need huge military bases all across afghanistan. what they want our special operations troops working in coordination with the capacity for drone strikes, but denies drone strikes and drone surveillance. what you mentioned in relation to the tragedy, just less than, it is so symptomatic of what happens. the civilians are at high risk, the antagonism towards the u.s. continues to rise, and the taliban says until all the troops are out, they will continue to fight. so afghans are saddled with this ongoing war. >> you spend one month and afghanistan recently. can you talk about the people he met and what their reactions have been to the u.s. presence? >> printers are so harsh in afghan
your response to president obama saying that the u.s. troops will be out next year, although the pentagon says it could be another 10 years? >> president obama is a hawkish president. the pentagon has said that the troops will be in afghanistan until 2024 and beyond. in the 21st century military that the president and pentagon want to create, it unnecessarily need huge military bases all across afghanistan. what they want our special operations troops working in coordination with the...
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in a statement, karzai accused u.s. special forces of "harassing, annoying, torturing and even murdering innocent people." karzai aides say the allegations pertains to afghan forces operating under u.s. command. the ban will take effect in two weeks. the move comes days after nato members wrapped up a key summit on the future of the occupation of afghanistan after 2014. defense secretary leon panetta denied claims the u.s. plans to keep 8000-12,000 troops in afghanistan after its formal withdrawal 2014. panetta said this figures would comprise the total nato force, not just u.s. contingent. >> we want to be able to have the flexibility to look at a range of options that we ought to have for our enduring presence, but i want to make very clear that the range of options we were discussing was with regards to the nato force. the nato force consists of both the u.s. presence plus nato contributions. >> the obama administration has increased u.s. military deployment in the african country of niger to at least 100 soldiers. o
in a statement, karzai accused u.s. special forces of "harassing, annoying, torturing and even murdering innocent people." karzai aides say the allegations pertains to afghan forces operating under u.s. command. the ban will take effect in two weeks. the move comes days after nato members wrapped up a key summit on the future of the occupation of afghanistan after 2014. defense secretary leon panetta denied claims the u.s. plans to keep 8000-12,000 troops in afghanistan after its...
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before joining u.s. chamber, he served as u.s. counselor to the u.s. house of representatives committee on education and the work force. mr. johnson is a graduate of the university of maryland school of law and earned his magser of laws and -- master of laws and labor relations from georgetown. and finally ms. emily tully is policy attorney for the national immigration haw center. her advocacy focuses on maintaining and expanding the rights of low-wage worker, and she analyzes -- [inaudible] she holds a jd from the college of william and mary in the chairman's home state. with that, i believe we have a demonstration of e-verify. and you are welcome to take it away. >> all right. we're going to bring this up on the screen here. happy -- i'm the deputy chief at u.s. immigrations services, and i'm going run for you this afternoon two cases. one case that goes through automatically and one case that gets a tentative nonconfirmation response. i'm using test data today on our test system. so this is what the log in looks like. i'm going to click new case, an
before joining u.s. chamber, he served as u.s. counselor to the u.s. house of representatives committee on education and the work force. mr. johnson is a graduate of the university of maryland school of law and earned his magser of laws and -- master of laws and labor relations from georgetown. and finally ms. emily tully is policy attorney for the national immigration haw center. her advocacy focuses on maintaining and expanding the rights of low-wage worker, and she analyzes -- [inaudible]...
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announced thursday that u.s.-arab league envoy lakhdar brahimi will continue attempting to broker peace in syria, at least through the end of the year. the nine nations refuse to pay compensation to victims of cholera in haiti despite claims it is at fault for an epidemic that claimed nearly a thousand lives. the cholera outbreak that sickened roughly 620,000 haitians has been linked to u.n. peacekeepers who responded to haiti's devastating 2010 earthquake. but the u.n. says it will not pay hundreds of names of dollars sought by thousands of victims and family members. the u.n. spokesperson made the announcement thursday. >> in november 2011, a claim for compensation was brought against the united nations on behalf of victims of the cholera outbreak in haiti. to date, the united nations advised the clemens representatives that the claims are not receivable, pursuant to section 29 of the convention and the privileges and immunities of the united nations. the secretary general again expresses its profound sympathy
announced thursday that u.s.-arab league envoy lakhdar brahimi will continue attempting to broker peace in syria, at least through the end of the year. the nine nations refuse to pay compensation to victims of cholera in haiti despite claims it is at fault for an epidemic that claimed nearly a thousand lives. the cholera outbreak that sickened roughly 620,000 haitians has been linked to u.n. peacekeepers who responded to haiti's devastating 2010 earthquake. but the u.n. says it will not pay...
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u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya last september. this is republican senator john cornyn of texas. >> the majority leader knows full well the reason why the debate -- closing off debate was denied was because a reasonable request been made on the site for additional information. i hope and trust it will be provided here in the next few days. and when we come back from the recess, we will have another vote and another opportunity for senators to express themselves. but this is not any attempt to kill this nomination. this is not a filibuster. >> democrats are vowing to revive hagel's nomination following the recess next week. despite republican denials, senate -- bitter majority leader harry reid said the block or isn't it an historic filibuster. >> not a single nominee for secretary of defense ever in history of the country has been filibustered. >> chuck hagel is a former republican senator who is faced criticism for straying from the party line on iran and iraq war and making co
u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya last september. this is republican senator john cornyn of texas. >> the majority leader knows full well the reason why the debate -- closing off debate was denied was because a reasonable request been made on the site for additional information. i hope and trust it will be provided here in the next few days. and when we come back from the recess, we will have another vote and another opportunity for senators to express themselves. but this is not...
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in 2003, the u.s. department of transportation initiated a study of climate risks to gulf coast transportation and it's now cooperating in that study with the south alabama regional planning commission. the bureau of land management and the u.s. forest service are developing a drought vulnerability model a carbon storage map and an alpine monitoring program to help land managers in southwestern colorado cope with the effects of a changing climate. the centers for disease control and prevention have a climate-ready states and cities initiative to help local health departments prepare for changes in health risks driven by climate change. e.p.a. partnered with new york city's department of environmental protection to develop a software tool that helps drinking water and waste water utility operators understand how climate change poses risks to their facilities. rhode island, i'm proud to say is one of many states that have formed a climate change commission. the commission is coordinating with federal off
in 2003, the u.s. department of transportation initiated a study of climate risks to gulf coast transportation and it's now cooperating in that study with the south alabama regional planning commission. the bureau of land management and the u.s. forest service are developing a drought vulnerability model a carbon storage map and an alpine monitoring program to help land managers in southwestern colorado cope with the effects of a changing climate. the centers for disease control and prevention...
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the u.s. is among the world leaders in holding prisoners alone in small cells, in some cases up to 23 hours a day. in a statement, the aclu welcome the review saying -- president obama took his public campaign for gun control on the road monday with a speech in minnesota. with his state of the union address one week away, he emphasized his plan to ban assault weapons and increase background checks on gun buyers. >> we don't have to agree on everything to agree it is time to do something. [applause] there won't be perfect solutions, we will not save every life, but we can make a difference. that is our responsibility as americans. that is what i will do every single day as long as i have the honor of serving as your president. >> a number of republican senators have announced they won't try to filibuster the confirmation of chuck hagel as secretary of defense. the pledge by arizona senator john mccain and others likely means hagel has enough votes should another republican decide to filibuster
the u.s. is among the world leaders in holding prisoners alone in small cells, in some cases up to 23 hours a day. in a statement, the aclu welcome the review saying -- president obama took his public campaign for gun control on the road monday with a speech in minnesota. with his state of the union address one week away, he emphasized his plan to ban assault weapons and increase background checks on gun buyers. >> we don't have to agree on everything to agree it is time to do something....
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he was occupied by the u.s. -- haiti was occupied by the u.s. my great, great uncle was part of the resistance movement tried to fight the u.s. marines occupying haiti, and he died trying to protect the freedom of haiti. my personal research actually is [indiscernible] surely before finding out about this, i was reading up on u.s. support of the financial support, logistical support of the regime and helping to keep him and placed third he was a brutal dictatorship that killed tens of thousands of people. just helpingwe're to improve whether it is to interviewing techniques -- there's no way to control what are the alternate bowles that these techniques -- ultimate goals that these techniques will be used examples are fabricated weapons of mass destruction, and so i think there is really a cause for concern in terms of what this represents and in terms of whether university can really align itself with u.s. foreign policy in such a way. there's also issues in terms of -- i think it is impossible to control how this is used, but the larger questi
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wait until the kids learn start u.s. and you can discuss the vagaries. if you look at what appears did, one of the things that pierce did in the debate is he took out a letter from ronald reagan and said he was for the assault weapons ban. no, i will admit i have no clue what he was talking about. that did not know about that letter. but he was talking of a was a different assault weapons ban. in any case, he pulled up this letter and i had no clue what he was talking about. it was out of left field. a complete blank and is said to my don't know what your talking about. i have a great year. he proceeded to read it to be commended the in the it and said so common that was the end of the point. don't force yourself to love yourself and with people who you don't have to agree with all the time. you're an individual. you don't have to mirror the republican party platform if you don't agree with the republican party platform. you don't have to agree with ronald reagan and everything. a wonderful president but not a god. we get trapped into this too much which
wait until the kids learn start u.s. and you can discuss the vagaries. if you look at what appears did, one of the things that pierce did in the debate is he took out a letter from ronald reagan and said he was for the assault weapons ban. no, i will admit i have no clue what he was talking about. that did not know about that letter. but he was talking of a was a different assault weapons ban. in any case, he pulled up this letter and i had no clue what he was talking about. it was out of left...
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-led nato occupation for some residents of areas he unveiled the ban just days after u.s. airstrike killed 10 civilians, including four children. >> in the district of kunar, an operation was carried out the bombarded a village, killing 14 people, including women, men, and children. tomorrow i will issue a decree stating that under no conditions can afghan forces request for an air strikes on afghan homes or afghan villages during operations. >> iraq continues to face a wave of sectarian violence. on sunday, at least 37 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in a series of car bombings in baghdad. the blasts targeted mostly shiite areas. more than 100 people have been killed in this month. protests continued in bring over the weekend after activists marked the second anniversary the uprising against the u.s.- backed monarchy. on saturday, police fired tear gas at stone-throwing youths following the funeral for 16- year-old demonstrator reportedly shot by authorities at close range. on sunday, the bahrain regime claimed it had arrested eight people belonging to a mili
-led nato occupation for some residents of areas he unveiled the ban just days after u.s. airstrike killed 10 civilians, including four children. >> in the district of kunar, an operation was carried out the bombarded a village, killing 14 people, including women, men, and children. tomorrow i will issue a decree stating that under no conditions can afghan forces request for an air strikes on afghan homes or afghan villages during operations. >> iraq continues to face a wave of...
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the first u.s. team to reach 80 was dispatched to headquarters and after 10 hours of song, pulled out a bodyguard with minor injuries. other teams scoured the caribbean supermarket were with one spot or 10-dollar box of super an enormous effort targeted the collapse which had 200 people inside, mostly foreigners. general keane who was the head of the u.s. military response would quote the hotel montana one time at 16 alone because of the number of people trapped there. the places where ordinary people lived and worked, schools, stores, homes and offices, many with equally gasping members as i got far less attention. today's after the quake one hill over from the hotel montana, cnn's ivan watson watched a team of haitian restaurant tried to free an 11 year-old girl whose legs were pinned under concrete. they could reach a but they didn't have equipment to get her out. the buried child, ghostly with powdered concrete wailed for the crew. without blood for transfusion the amputation could killer. watso
the first u.s. team to reach 80 was dispatched to headquarters and after 10 hours of song, pulled out a bodyguard with minor injuries. other teams scoured the caribbean supermarket were with one spot or 10-dollar box of super an enormous effort targeted the collapse which had 200 people inside, mostly foreigners. general keane who was the head of the u.s. military response would quote the hotel montana one time at 16 alone because of the number of people trapped there. the places where ordinary...
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in u.s. custody? is it because we want another country to do the dirty work? >> i don't think that is it at all. i think it is rather arrogant to think that we're the only country that respects human rights. we have assurances from other countries that they respect human rights. let's say an individual goes to egypt because they are an egyptian citizen. egyptians have a long history dealing with them and have family members and others they can bring in to be part of the whole interrogation process. >> that was john brennan speaking to pbs in 2005. brennan's confirmation hearing comes as an affirmation is coming to light about the extent of the secret rendition program after the 9/11 attacks. a new report by the open society justice initiative names a least 136 individuals who were allegedly subjected to secret detention and rendition. >> the report is called, "globalizing torture: cia secret detention and extraordinary rendition." it also identifies 54 foreign governments that aided the unite
in u.s. custody? is it because we want another country to do the dirty work? >> i don't think that is it at all. i think it is rather arrogant to think that we're the only country that respects human rights. we have assurances from other countries that they respect human rights. let's say an individual goes to egypt because they are an egyptian citizen. egyptians have a long history dealing with them and have family members and others they can bring in to be part of the whole...
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unafraid to contradict u.s. policy that tarps the u.s. government has been favoring was a war a measly intrusion, and came from a newly minted and recently arrived aid worker but perhaps it wasn't so hypothetical after all. when the population's spokesman asked penn if he was choosing the relocation site, penn surprised me again by saying he, quote, had a meeting with the president the other day in washington and has extended the members of his government to ask who can advise us. we're going to be shown the sites itch was confused. sean penn had a meeting with the president? in washington? granted, the actresses nicole kidman and angelina jolie were officially un ambassadors, probably more influential than ban ki-moon. george clooney would become a spy master, organizing a system of private satellites. ten penn seemed to be taking the next step. contradicting directly to policymaking, perhaps there has been to more of ki-moon's camp to visit than a round of publicity. [applause] >> i think probably the best thing to do, because i will fi
unafraid to contradict u.s. policy that tarps the u.s. government has been favoring was a war a measly intrusion, and came from a newly minted and recently arrived aid worker but perhaps it wasn't so hypothetical after all. when the population's spokesman asked penn if he was choosing the relocation site, penn surprised me again by saying he, quote, had a meeting with the president the other day in washington and has extended the members of his government to ask who can advise us. we're going...
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she traveled to the u.s. during a fund-raiser at the cleveland rick crisis center and describes what happened to her just weeks before she won miss world. >> and into the miss israel, a petition the last moment the prize was a trip to thailand and a new car. i came from a small town in a trip and a new car was a big deal. after a one this is real, i was said to milan, italy. after two weeks i felt out of place and i missed my family. the modelling agency put me in touch with an israeli agency in italy. i met with him and asked him to give me a flight home as soon as possible. he finally got me a nice flight from rome and was going to drive me there. he took a secluded road, telling me avoiding the freeway would save me the toll. it was the longest four hours of my life. sorry. rape is so isolating. because even if you tell people what happens, they are afraid to mention it so you are surrounded by -- >> linor abargil's story is told in the new story "brave miss world." i sat down with the film's director ceci
she traveled to the u.s. during a fund-raiser at the cleveland rick crisis center and describes what happened to her just weeks before she won miss world. >> and into the miss israel, a petition the last moment the prize was a trip to thailand and a new car. i came from a small town in a trip and a new car was a big deal. after a one this is real, i was said to milan, italy. after two weeks i felt out of place and i missed my family. the modelling agency put me in touch with an israeli...
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a u.s. energy firm has agreed to retire three coal-fired power plant in a move environmentalists say will say more than 200 lives each year. american electric power also agreed to reduce emissions of new investments in wind and solar power as part of a landmark settlement reached with federal regulators, states and citizen groups. in addition to retiring plants in indiana, ohio, and kentucky, aep will pay $6 million to several eastern states hit by drifting pollution. coal plants supply nearly one- third of u.s. electricity and of the largest source of sulfur dioxide, mercury, and revolution. today marks the first anniversary of the death of unarmed african-american teenager trayvon martin. on february 26, 2012, the 17- year-old high school junior was shot dead in sanford, florida by george zimmerman, a self- appointed neighborhood watch volunteer who claimed was acting in self-defense. police initially refused to arrest zimmerman, but he was finally charged with second- degree murder after
a u.s. energy firm has agreed to retire three coal-fired power plant in a move environmentalists say will say more than 200 lives each year. american electric power also agreed to reduce emissions of new investments in wind and solar power as part of a landmark settlement reached with federal regulators, states and citizen groups. in addition to retiring plants in indiana, ohio, and kentucky, aep will pay $6 million to several eastern states hit by drifting pollution. coal plants supply nearly...
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this u.s. service kraft -- aircraft and certified by the faa parts are built all over the world and is important to integrate those in the way that insurers safety is up to the operator in manufacturer to do that. >> madam chairman could you update on the ntsb current position regarding electronic devices on board aircraft if it is time to revisit restrictions. >> for passengers or pilots? >> both, it particularly passengers. >> the ntsb does not have a position or recommendations for electronic device with passengers but it does have the recommendation out with respect to wireless devices or electronic devices by pilots. you remember the northwest overflights overflew minneapolis by 100 miles they were on their laptops and not realize the plane had overflown the destination when the flight attendants said should reach prepare the cabin and then it was done to the autopilot and redefine the first officer was testing while the aircraft was taxiing while the parting from new work for the met was
this u.s. service kraft -- aircraft and certified by the faa parts are built all over the world and is important to integrate those in the way that insurers safety is up to the operator in manufacturer to do that. >> madam chairman could you update on the ntsb current position regarding electronic devices on board aircraft if it is time to revisit restrictions. >> for passengers or pilots? >> both, it particularly passengers. >> the ntsb does not have a position or...
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the violence comes after a monthly record for u.s. drone strikes inside pakistan in more than a year. at least 33 people were killed in iraq on sunday when suicide attackers bombay police station. france continues to fight in mali. french forces have launched a number of aerial attacks in a bid to secure control of the rubber -- rebel holdout of kidal. a top commander was arrested earlier today near the border with algeria. amnesty to national is calling for an independent probe of civilian deaths in mali. dai thanh mou to describe an event were civilians were killed without warning. >> we asked if there were any warnings to the civilians who were there. they told us there had been no warnings at all. we sent a letter to the defense minister and asked him to launch an independent, impartial inquiry regarding the deaths of those four people. >> and the state is also seeking out a probe of other incidents involving the ethnic groups linked to the arabs in the north. iran has expressed willingness to engage in direct talks with the u.s.
the violence comes after a monthly record for u.s. drone strikes inside pakistan in more than a year. at least 33 people were killed in iraq on sunday when suicide attackers bombay police station. france continues to fight in mali. french forces have launched a number of aerial attacks in a bid to secure control of the rubber -- rebel holdout of kidal. a top commander was arrested earlier today near the border with algeria. amnesty to national is calling for an independent probe of civilian...
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needs in rural communities, the commission recommends that the rural housing programs remain at the u.s. department of agriculture, one agency dedicated to and present in rural america. he lived there, they know what the problems are, and the people there trust them. we also recommend extending the current definition of rural areas, to ensure that rural communities continue to have access to the system that rural housing programs can provide. we also urge that they be carefully examined and the operations be examined for modification. these programs are currently underfunded despite an impressive track record. they need, for example, a slightly more increased application process and the underwriting as well. we know it is a difficult time to talk about spending. these recommendations will be no small sum to jump. counseling and stable rule housing are important elements. with that, i turn it over to my good friend whom i was named by "the wall street journal" many years ago as the odd couple because of our ability to work across the aisle. when he was secretary and i was with him. [appl
needs in rural communities, the commission recommends that the rural housing programs remain at the u.s. department of agriculture, one agency dedicated to and present in rural america. he lived there, they know what the problems are, and the people there trust them. we also recommend extending the current definition of rural areas, to ensure that rural communities continue to have access to the system that rural housing programs can provide. we also urge that they be carefully examined and the...
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u.s. embassy in the capital of ankara. an official says the bomber set off an explosive device at the entrance to the diplomatic mission. the state department confirmed to cbs news least one security guard is dead. no group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. president obama spec for defense secretary chuck hagel faced a torrent of questions and criticism over his foreign policy stance thursday during his senate confirmation hearing. he has seen opposition from within his own republican party for failing to adequately back the party line on israel and iran. hegel was attacked during the hearing for earlier comments that were perceived as critical of israel. this is south carolina senator lindsey graham. >> you said the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people. senator.itand israelis i cannot think of a more provocative thing to say about the relationship between the united states and israel and the senate or congress and which you said. do you agree with me you should not hav
u.s. embassy in the capital of ankara. an official says the bomber set off an explosive device at the entrance to the diplomatic mission. the state department confirmed to cbs news least one security guard is dead. no group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. president obama spec for defense secretary chuck hagel faced a torrent of questions and criticism over his foreign policy stance thursday during his senate confirmation hearing. he has seen opposition from within his own...
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weekdays feature live coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights watch key public policy defense, and every week in the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and their schedules at our website, and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> thursday, the government accountability office released its 2013 report of federal programs and operations identified as high risk for waste, fraud, and abuse, or mismanagement. gao comptroller general dodaro discuss the details of this review during the house oversight and government reform committee hearing. it's an hour and 45 minutes. >> the hearing will come to order on gao's high risk list and opportunities for reform. we on the oversight government reform committee exist to secure to fundamental principles. first, americans have a right to know that the money washington takes from them is well spent. and second, americans deserve an efficient, effective government that works for them to our duty on the government oversight and reform committ
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one thing we see in australia and the u.s. and many country is when israel starts were whether it is against lapan on or gauze or wherever, ec and member of people go to fight with those -- with the israeli military. i think that makes a lot of austrians uncomfortable, rightly so in my view, and i think there needs to be a real question, not talk to us a much publicly in the jewish community, but certainly privately and in the wider press that why didn't the austrian government feel comfortable facilitating young jews to move to israel and potentially commit acts of regularly in certain cases terrorism or at least breaches of international law in that or 11 on word to buy -- >> isn't the australian intelligence investigating what was that's ben zygier came back to australia and changed his name and his passport several different times? >> possibly, yes. but one thing that is involved in the story is the austrian services knew what ben zygier was doing. what is unclear is exactly why the israelis arrested ben zygier and put him
one thing we see in australia and the u.s. and many country is when israel starts were whether it is against lapan on or gauze or wherever, ec and member of people go to fight with those -- with the israeli military. i think that makes a lot of austrians uncomfortable, rightly so in my view, and i think there needs to be a real question, not talk to us a much publicly in the jewish community, but certainly privately and in the wider press that why didn't the austrian government feel comfortable...
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a downgrade by the u.s. grading agency can be bad news for any business but now moody's has downgraded one of its biggest rival. one of the largest rating agency, standard and poor's it present it was most recent award with the department of justice associated with the housing collapse. >> and a meat processing splant suspected of mixing horse products in products sold with meat. they are removing products that were falsely labeled with let. >> brussels has given the go ahead for a testing of made products. >> when it's served up, consumers cannot easily distinguish between horse meat and beef. horse meat has been found in a number of places including school lunches. scale of the problem. >> i welcome the european's decision to introduce screening so we can determine if this is an isolated different or if hey are spreading worldwide, consumers were duped on horse neat more than 10 countries. falsely-labeled meat didn't just show up in lasagna it was also found in ravioli and grew losh. german authorities wer
a downgrade by the u.s. grading agency can be bad news for any business but now moody's has downgraded one of its biggest rival. one of the largest rating agency, standard and poor's it present it was most recent award with the department of justice associated with the housing collapse. >> and a meat processing splant suspected of mixing horse products in products sold with meat. they are removing products that were falsely labeled with let. >> brussels has given the go ahead for a...
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. >> our skies are >> friday is the last day for the u.s. secret service director mark sullivan. he is finishing his long career as head of the agency. since last year it was tarnished by the scandal of secret service agents hiring prostitutes. >> george zimmerman's wife is in prison, four are charged with perjury after allegedly lying when she testified about her husband's finances. >> on wednesday, the former new orleans mayor nagin is said to be arraigned. the indictment accuses him of bribes. the money allegedly came along with a family business and trips to hawaii, jamaica, and other destinations. many parts of the northeast are feeling the effects of super storm sandy. how one town has started a long process of getting on its feet. >> how long this cold snap will [ male announcer ] we began with the rx. ♪ ♪ then we turned the page creating the rx hybrid. ♪ ♪ now we've turned the page again with the rx f sport. ♪ ♪ this is the next chapter for the rx and the next chapter for lexus. this is the purit of perfecection. whether you're a ham & cheese at noon a turkey-
. >> our skies are >> friday is the last day for the u.s. secret service director mark sullivan. he is finishing his long career as head of the agency. since last year it was tarnished by the scandal of secret service agents hiring prostitutes. >> george zimmerman's wife is in prison, four are charged with perjury after allegedly lying when she testified about her husband's finances. >> on wednesday, the former new orleans mayor nagin is said to be arraigned. the...
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he will have to start -- scorecard but "u.s. news and ont world report" does it but there's will be better. >> bill gates gave his annual address on issues facing the world and said we need to rework the score card on education we have bill gates then u.s. news than the governor's version that is badly for matted you cannot find on the internet but have to download. [laughter] >> and spend for thecd ar $5 million. john: i was struck bylimate climate change remus do more to combat it and there is the overwhelming dutchman a scientist that hurricane sandy caused climate change. >> i give him credit there is not overwhelming evidence that clementine to caused hurricane sandy. john: no evidence.n >> maybe this sea level rising then it note evidence of the hurricane itself and it is just bunk. pick on this one. [laughter] that is another sort out there hopefully we get a federal program. john: there is evidence the climate is warming. ll but that may be responsible for the fulllarge moon that was a large factor [laughter] >> you must
he will have to start -- scorecard but "u.s. news and ont world report" does it but there's will be better. >> bill gates gave his annual address on issues facing the world and said we need to rework the score card on education we have bill gates then u.s. news than the governor's version that is badly for matted you cannot find on the internet but have to download. [laughter] >> and spend for thecd ar $5 million. john: i was struck bylimate climate change remus do more to...
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the u.s. come involving transportation crashes, 32,000 of those occur on the nation's highways are 95% of all of our transportation fatalities. so what do i see is the biggest risks we face in our nation's highways? first, impaired driving. the ntsb on this issue in our most wanted list of safety improvement. where the top 10 list of things that they can be changed. and impaired driving really had up that list. that is the number one killer of transportation. 10,000 people every year are killed and impaired driving accident. they made recommendations based on a study was completed and released in december and so we be happy to talk with you all about technology and i mentioned that later. another issue that's gotten attention is distraction. they are ubiquitous in transportation our life and i see many of them on the table here inside sure many of you will be using some electronic devices later after the embargo. when we talk about distractions in all modes of transportation. i'm pleased to be
the u.s. come involving transportation crashes, 32,000 of those occur on the nation's highways are 95% of all of our transportation fatalities. so what do i see is the biggest risks we face in our nation's highways? first, impaired driving. the ntsb on this issue in our most wanted list of safety improvement. where the top 10 list of things that they can be changed. and impaired driving really had up that list. that is the number one killer of transportation. 10,000 people every year are killed...
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bahrain is home to the u.s. navy's fifth fleet and a close u.s. ally in the region. we'll have more on the protests later in the broadcast. in the united states, nearly 50 people were arrested wednesday in front of the white house calling on president obama to reject the keystone xl pipeline. the pipeline would deliver tar sands oil from canada to refineries in texas. but critics who've joined a mounting campaign of civil disobedience say it will bring climate disaster. on tuesday, a group of protesters including leading scientists, activists and celebrities sat down and refused to move. some zip-tied themselves to a fence. those arrested included environmentalist bill mckibben, actress daryl hannah, and nasa climate scientist james hansen and former chair of the naacp julian bond. the protest was a landmark for the sierra club environmental group after its board endorsed an act of civil disobedience for the first time in its 120-year history. director michael brune was among those arrested. >> so we know we cannot win on climate change if we continue to talk about i
bahrain is home to the u.s. navy's fifth fleet and a close u.s. ally in the region. we'll have more on the protests later in the broadcast. in the united states, nearly 50 people were arrested wednesday in front of the white house calling on president obama to reject the keystone xl pipeline. the pipeline would deliver tar sands oil from canada to refineries in texas. but critics who've joined a mounting campaign of civil disobedience say it will bring climate disaster. on tuesday, a group of...
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there's a lot of things in my life -- >> can you imagine u.s. marines charging on to your property and try to steal your guns? >> i hope not but an executive order. >> i spent some time with you. i hear this all the time in texas. i gave an interview to a friend of yours earlier, 30, 50 texans and that was the one thing they all seemed to agree on, that tyranny was about to come their way. >> look at all the other countries and it started where we are right now. and it's ended up with no guns. >> but do you think the american military would attack its own people? >> if they're forced to. i don't know. i hope not. i hope that would not happen. i would think at least 40% or 50% would. >> do you think that's what many texans feel about why they would need a weapon like this? >> they want it because they are law-abiding citizens and they know it's legal to purchase it now and it won't be legal later. they would rather buy it now and be legal rather than do something illegal later because these are law-abiding citizens we're talking about. >> show me
there's a lot of things in my life -- >> can you imagine u.s. marines charging on to your property and try to steal your guns? >> i hope not but an executive order. >> i spent some time with you. i hear this all the time in texas. i gave an interview to a friend of yours earlier, 30, 50 texans and that was the one thing they all seemed to agree on, that tyranny was about to come their way. >> look at all the other countries and it started where we are right now. and it's...
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now, as some of you know, as doug said, we worked noth the u.s. attorney's office, but the notion i was his boss is a complete joke. but it's always a privilege to be with him today, and it's a privilege actually to be included in this important annual meeting. i'd particularly like to welcome this organization's newest members. 11 state attorneys general who are participating for the first time and i'd like to recognize and thank all the good friends and colleagues here today. thank you for lending your time, you diverse perspectives and your talent to this association's critical work. over the past four years i've been fortunate to work with many of the leaders in the room to confront range of criminal justice, law enforcement, and national security challenges. alongside my colleagues and court parts in the obama administration, including vice president biden, director cordray, and associate attorney general tony west, all of whom you're hearing from this week. we have accomplished, i think, a great deal working together with you across state bo
now, as some of you know, as doug said, we worked noth the u.s. attorney's office, but the notion i was his boss is a complete joke. but it's always a privilege to be with him today, and it's a privilege actually to be included in this important annual meeting. i'd particularly like to welcome this organization's newest members. 11 state attorneys general who are participating for the first time and i'd like to recognize and thank all the good friends and colleagues here today. thank you for...
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. >> and now to the memo that shows the u.s. government's role for when drone attacks can be launched to kill american citizens. the justice department that the government does not need evidence that a specific attack is imminent. more lenient standards then publicly known for drug -- drone attacks. here is steve kingston. and under what exact circumstances will the u.s. government authorized the killing of an american citizen abroad? but the answers are here. it is a 16-page memo written by the lawyers of the justice department, as requested by congress. it is a document that is not strictly classified, but it was not meant to become public. what these lawyers do here is justified is targeted killing of american citizens who have worked with or parts of al qaeda and expense various groups. that is the justification if they pose a an immense threat to america. it provides a very elastic definition of what is an imminent threat. you do not need to know this is a bit of who, what, where, and when of a particular plot against ameri
. >> and now to the memo that shows the u.s. government's role for when drone attacks can be launched to kill american citizens. the justice department that the government does not need evidence that a specific attack is imminent. more lenient standards then publicly known for drug -- drone attacks. here is steve kingston. and under what exact circumstances will the u.s. government authorized the killing of an american citizen abroad? but the answers are here. it is a 16-page memo written...
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the national hurricane center attributed 70 u.s. deaths to sandy. more than 650,000 u.s. homes were damaged or destroyed by sandy. more than 8 million customers lost power. it dumped over a foot of rain in maryland with winds topping 90 miles an hour. so damage from stop sthup has topped $5 billion alone in the free state. here's a list of some of the costliest hurricanes. tuesday's report shows sandy's damage topping $50 billion, second to hurricane katrina which caused over $100 billion in damage. hurricane ike and andrew followed in third and fourth both costing $50 billion aloafnlt sandy -- alone. sandy was a new record. it would make this storm the strongest ever to reach north of north carolina in terms of intensity. it was stronger than the 1938 long island express. it represented through long island kelling over 700 people. we summarized it for you on abc2news.com. mike masco. guys? >>> parents with kids who play sports are constantly getting information about the dangers of concussion. >> there's a new bill that ignited a debate. lamont williams has the story. >>
the national hurricane center attributed 70 u.s. deaths to sandy. more than 650,000 u.s. homes were damaged or destroyed by sandy. more than 8 million customers lost power. it dumped over a foot of rain in maryland with winds topping 90 miles an hour. so damage from stop sthup has topped $5 billion alone in the free state. here's a list of some of the costliest hurricanes. tuesday's report shows sandy's damage topping $50 billion, second to hurricane katrina which caused over $100 billion in...
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the u.s., the national guard and the u.s. army reserve. we'll take almost a 40% reduction in our cape --, brigade combat teams once we're finished. sequestration will result in delays to everyone of our ten major modernization programs, stretch them out longer and longer and longer. it will have an inability to reset our equipment in a timely fashion if we're asked to deploy. and it will impact our ability to train individually and in units. these reductions will impact every army base and installation across the encoy -- entire country. such a rapid decline ability to maintain the force will result in extremely low levels of readiness inside the next six months which will cascade into fiscal year 14 and 15. now no matter how this all turns out which is still somewhat of an unknown, fiscal constraints are here to stay . . as a joint four force in the army we must base this on the context of the security environment and historical experience what false assumptions about the future. last year th
the u.s., the national guard and the u.s. army reserve. we'll take almost a 40% reduction in our cape --, brigade combat teams once we're finished. sequestration will result in delays to everyone of our ten major modernization programs, stretch them out longer and longer and longer. it will have an inability to reset our equipment in a timely fashion if we're asked to deploy. and it will impact our ability to train individually and in units. these reductions will impact every army base and...
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. >> can you imagine u.s. marines charging onto your property an steal your guns. >> i would hope not. >> you're a sensible guy. i hear this all the time in texas. i gave an interview with a friend of yours with 40 and 50 texans. that's the one thing they agreed that tyranny was about to come their way. >> look at all the other countries. it started where we are now and it's ended up with no guns. >> you think that the american military would attack its own people? >> if they're forced to. i hope that would not happen. >> do you think that's what many texans feel about why they would need a weapon like this? >> they want it because they are law-abiding citizens and they know it's legal to purchase it now and it won't be legal now. they rather buy it now and be legal than do something illegal because these are law-abiding citizens we're talking about. >> show me the type of weapon effective for home defense? >> inside your home this is a typical shotgun. the reason i like about this is it does have a strap here
. >> can you imagine u.s. marines charging onto your property an steal your guns. >> i would hope not. >> you're a sensible guy. i hear this all the time in texas. i gave an interview with a friend of yours with 40 and 50 texans. that's the one thing they agreed that tyranny was about to come their way. >> look at all the other countries. it started where we are now and it's ended up with no guns. >> you think that the american military would attack its own people?...
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the u.s. senate. weeknights watch key public policy events. every week in the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules out our website. you can join in on the conversation on social media sites. >> georgetown university law center is hosting a conference on energy, carbon emissions and climate change today here in washington. with the daylong event features discussions on electric vehicles, the agenda in washington and prospects for international agreements on reducing emissions. we will be back within the hour here on c-span2. events sponsors that are bringing together government officials and energy sector representatives to explore how state and federal government can work together. abo >> also an ev charging station e installation.ing this has been driven both by advances in vehicle technology and charging technology come but also by paul c. incentives that have been put in place at the federal level, state and localbe novel. policies t
the u.s. senate. weeknights watch key public policy events. every week in the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules out our website. you can join in on the conversation on social media sites. >> georgetown university law center is hosting a conference on energy, carbon emissions and climate change today here in washington. with the daylong event features discussions on electric vehicles, the agenda in washington and prospects for...
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in recent times, u.s. attorneys have declined to prosecute a majority of fat crimes in indian country, most of which are related to abuse. no other cover would stand for this or continue in just days. no other government showed coming out the government has to. solution is simple. congress must reauthorize landmark violence against women act and assure the tribal government have authority to prosecute non-native men accused of violence against women on tribal lands. in other words, congress must allow tribes like all other governments to protect their surrounding community from brutality. so if we believe a native from inside his birth the same as every other one in, if we believe justice should not stop at the border of a reservation, if we believe tribes are truly sovereign, it's time for the house of representatives to step up, put partisan politics aside to reauthorize the act with expanded protections for all but been of violence. then we will join the people around the world and dancing in support of
in recent times, u.s. attorneys have declined to prosecute a majority of fat crimes in indian country, most of which are related to abuse. no other cover would stand for this or continue in just days. no other government showed coming out the government has to. solution is simple. congress must reauthorize landmark violence against women act and assure the tribal government have authority to prosecute non-native men accused of violence against women on tribal lands. in other words, congress...
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he will have a score card and in fairness "u.s. news and world report" does it but they will say who gets jobs. >> bill gates gave his annual address on issues facing the world and said we need to rework the scorecard and education bill gates, u.s. news and the government version that no one reads badly for matted and cannot find it on the internet except pd f and it has to be downloaded. [laughter] [applause] and will cost millions of dollars. john: climate change. we must do more to combat climate change and there i overwhelming judgment of scientists that hurrican sandy. [laughter] caused by climate change? >> i give him credit for being that devious he says sandy than overwhelming evidence, there is not that imate change caused hurricane sandy. >> there is no evidence. >> maybe this sea level rises and the frequencies of the hurricanes with climate change is just john. pick on that it is just the righout there to get a federal program to solve this. john: there is a lot of evidence the climate is warming. >> but i think might b
he will have a score card and in fairness "u.s. news and world report" does it but they will say who gets jobs. >> bill gates gave his annual address on issues facing the world and said we need to rework the scorecard and education bill gates, u.s. news and the government version that no one reads badly for matted and cannot find it on the internet except pd f and it has to be downloaded. [laughter] [applause] and will cost millions of dollars. john: climate change. we must do...
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on the same framework the u.s. market is about 18% below its long-term trend which is positive, and certainly where we're more bullish is international markets where in developed international that's 30% plus below the trend. >> which international markets, like japan or what? which markets? >> well, japan certainly is a fascinating case. you know, here's a market that last saw its highs in the early '90s. it's the cheapest -- on a price-to-book basis that's literally the cheapest developed market in the world but it's also been the ultimate value trap for the year. the difference potentially this year is the changes at the bank of japan and the changes politically that are happening that are causing potentially the independents and the bank of japan to be compromised which somewhat paradoxically could be the best thing for equity markets in japan so i think japan is very interesting here. i think broad developed international is interesting. japan and europe both on our models are inexpensive and both have cat lif
on the same framework the u.s. market is about 18% below its long-term trend which is positive, and certainly where we're more bullish is international markets where in developed international that's 30% plus below the trend. >> which international markets, like japan or what? which markets? >> well, japan certainly is a fascinating case. you know, here's a market that last saw its highs in the early '90s. it's the cheapest -- on a price-to-book basis that's literally the cheapest...
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u.s. citizens. >> people that were standing up here today, i think they really have a misunderstanding of what we do as a government and the care we take, and the agony we go through to make sure we do not have any collateral injuries or deaths. >> 8 codepink protesters are arrested. we will speak with the group's founder who after returning from pakistan to protest drones, personally went to the house of john brennan, not on the door. he invited her in. we will find out what they talked about. you also speak with jeremy scahill, author of the forthcoming book and movied andirty wars," and melvin goodman, author of, "national insecurity: the cost of american militarism." all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. john brennan, president of and is picked to head the cia, defended the administration's controversial counterterrorism policies during his senate confirmation hearing thursday. he attempted to justify the
u.s. citizens. >> people that were standing up here today, i think they really have a misunderstanding of what we do as a government and the care we take, and the agony we go through to make sure we do not have any collateral injuries or deaths. >> 8 codepink protesters are arrested. we will speak with the group's founder who after returning from pakistan to protest drones, personally went to the house of john brennan, not on the door. he invited her in. we will find out what they...
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the u.s. market in the u.s. when we talk about either men i preparedness and moving things we do in the home outside the home. >> during sandy in washington square park jonathan had these set up charging people's phones. that's when i saw it. it was in the times. what does it cost to actually make this thing? >> jonathan cedars with us now. come on in. i see you brought your stove. you are now officially with your stove appropriately enough in what we call the hot seat. we will ask you a few questions here and you get to answer and respond to our families. jonathan, why don't you ask. >> i want to understand, what the connection between the cook stove and home stove? is there a cross subsidies? how does that impact the margin? >> we are not like tom's shoes. it is very different. the camp stove is an accessible market with long-term capital into the emerging markets where over the long run we see a very profitable business but we know it'll take us a longer time and more capital to get there.
the u.s. market in the u.s. when we talk about either men i preparedness and moving things we do in the home outside the home. >> during sandy in washington square park jonathan had these set up charging people's phones. that's when i saw it. it was in the times. what does it cost to actually make this thing? >> jonathan cedars with us now. come on in. i see you brought your stove. you are now officially with your stove appropriately enough in what we call the hot seat. we will ask...
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the fiscal outlook which the u.s. army faces in fiscal year '13 is dire and to my knowledge unprecedented. in addition to the $180 billion. the combination of the continuing resolution a shortfall -- excuse me, the shortfall in oversays contingency operation funds for afghanistan and the sequester and fiscal year 2013 has resulted in a 17 to $18 billion shortfall to the army's operation and maintenance accounts. as well as an additional $6 billion to other programs. all of this will come in remaining seven months of this year. the fiscal year 2013 fiscal situation -- impact on all forces not serving in afghanistan or forward in korea. impacts which will have a significant impact to fiscal year 2014 and beyond. just a few of the acts we will be forced to take, are for example, we will curtail training for 80% of ground forces. this will impact our unit's basic warfighting skills and shortfall across critical specialty including aviation, intelligence, engineering, and even our ability to recruit soldiers in to our army
the fiscal outlook which the u.s. army faces in fiscal year '13 is dire and to my knowledge unprecedented. in addition to the $180 billion. the combination of the continuing resolution a shortfall -- excuse me, the shortfall in oversays contingency operation funds for afghanistan and the sequester and fiscal year 2013 has resulted in a 17 to $18 billion shortfall to the army's operation and maintenance accounts. as well as an additional $6 billion to other programs. all of this will come in...
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this is what we talked about at the u.s. conference of mayors. we have the technology leaders there to actually help us forge the web sites for the mayors against illegal guns, been extremely helpful in using their ability to do this. having said that, there is a phenomenon, there's things by way of content that they cannot control and facebook is one of them. they can't control -- and we're seeing this phenomenon where youth, and we're discovering this even from just a light peruse he will of our investigators on site that the very youth that are not supposed to have these guns in their hands, they are on parole or in some level of detention, they are on facebook advertising that they have a gun in their hands or they are at the firing range and they are advertising themselves practicing with an illegal gun. these things are very, very disturbing because they are part of the subculture that they are still engaged in the willingness to associate themselves with violent behavior when we're trying to have our legal system capture them early. so thi
this is what we talked about at the u.s. conference of mayors. we have the technology leaders there to actually help us forge the web sites for the mayors against illegal guns, been extremely helpful in using their ability to do this. having said that, there is a phenomenon, there's things by way of content that they cannot control and facebook is one of them. they can't control -- and we're seeing this phenomenon where youth, and we're discovering this even from just a light peruse he will of...